Edwin Castro became a creditor of more than two billion Colombian pesos after winning the lottery in the United States.
Today his name is very popular as he became an overnight billionaire after winning the biggest prize in the history of this country.
Thanks to this great prize, the man today has a completely different lifestyle, because with what he won he has acquired several properties worthy of a tycoon.
This man is 31 years old and his luck has changed forever since November 2022 when he decided to enter the Powerball lottery and suddenly won it.
But on this occasion the lottery was not just any drawing; rather, aside from winning a jackpot, this occasion involved a large sum of money that had never been paid out in the history of the United States.
When Edwin was able to verify in a matter of seconds that his numbers had been selected for victory, he was transformed from a simple mechanic who had to work from the sun to the shadows to feed himself and live with dignity, into a human being with dignity The lifestyle of a millionaire.
In total, the price would be equivalent to 2.4 billion pesos. But Edwin knew how to use the money and decided from the first moment to invest in various things, especially in houses that he purchased in his home state of California.
Since the lucky winner chose to have all the money paid to him rather than in 29 installments per year, Edwin actually received $997.6 million.
By deducting the taxes he had to pay, the lucky man ended up with $628.5 million, which in Colombian pesos is equivalent to more than two billion.
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Big, beautiful and luxurious – this is how one can define the luxurious properties acquired by Edwin Castro, the new billionaire lottery winner in the United States.
The real estate investment includes two villas and a house. As the New York Post reports, the value of these properties is estimated at $76.5 million, which is equivalent to more than 298 billion pesos.
Daily Mail revealed that one of the luxurious villas is located in a complex in Bel Air, California. This place consists of seven bedrooms, eleven bathrooms, a large swimming pool, an area with a DJ turntable, a champagne tasting room, a hanging glass walkway, a theater, lounge areas, a bar and a cinema.
The New York media published several photos in which one could see in detail the properties of the man, who also decided to buy a house in Altadena and a mansion in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles for four million dollars.
In addition to these luxurious houses, Edwin decided to buy a Porcshe car, which is worth $250,000, which is equivalent to 982,082,500 Colombian pesos.
He claims to be the owner of the winning ticket.
But although Castro is already spending and enjoying his prize on luxury goods, this Friday, September 29th, he will face a court hearing before the Latino José Rivera, who claims that he is the real owner of the winning lottery ticket.
José Rivera and his attorney Kurt Panouses will take the stand and claim that the ticket was purchased in 2022 at Joe’s Service Center in Altadena, California.
The winner was announced in February 2023 and many people doubt Castro for delaying claiming his prize.
It should be noted that Rivera did not notice the disappearance of his ticket in advance, but rather waited until the prize was awarded to announce that it had been lost and that it was exactly the winning number.
